Curriculum Overview
Epi Kardia is
literature-based, unit study curriculum that is organized
chronologically by nine historical units and integrates
history, science, language arts and fine arts. Although
primarily used in home school settings, Epi Kardia's innovative
methodology is also currently being utilized by private
Christian and Cottage schools.
We have three basic types of
curriculum:
-
Complete
Programs that cover three (or
four, in the case of High
School) academic years - you write your
own daily plans using the tools and assignment
ideas we give you
-
Daily Lesson
Plans, written for specific
grade levels that include weekly goals
and objectives for each subject
and daily lesson plans,
integrating history, science (K-8), language
arts, fine arts and projects
-
High school
courses with all student
assignments and teacher instructions
(including how to evaluate and grade each
assignment) contained within
Epi
Kardia Complete Programs
Epi Kardia has a variety of curriculm designed
to accommodate families with different needs and goals.
For parents/teachers who desire less structure and/or who
enjoy creating their own lesson plans, we offer Epi
Kardia Complete Programs in four components:
Primary Complete Program (Kindergarten
through Second Grade), Intermediate Complete
Program (Third through
Fifth Grades), Preparatory Complete
Program (Sixth through
Eighth Grades) and Secondary Complete
Program (Ninth through
Twelfth Grades).
Each Complete Program
includes:
History,
science, language arts (grammar, spelling, composition,
literature study, poetry) and fine arts all in one
curriculum that can be used for multiple
years. All you need with the
curriculum to teach the subjects above are books (often
available at your local public or church library), a detailed
grammar reference book, art/science/general school supplies,
and a willingness to take an active role in planning and
supervising your student(s) education!
Epi Kardia Daily Lesson Plans
For those who would like more
structure with less teacher preparation required, Epi Kardia
offers programs with Daily
Lesson Plans already prepared.
These programs also integrate history, science (in K-8th
grade), language arts (grammar, spelling, composition,
literature study, poetry), and fine arts, but
all of the lessons are planned for
you in advance.
The lessons include teacher's
keys, discussion questions, memorization work, dictation
passages, spelling words, map work, poetry lessons, composition
assignments, and much,
much more!
Currently, daily lesson plans are offered for Kindergarten
(Kindergarten Complete Program), First, Third and Fourth
Grades, as well as one level of Middle School that can be used
over multiple years.
To learn more about Epi Kardia
curriculum and to see sample weeks, please click on the links
below. (Note that curriculum samples appear in color, but
printed copies are sold in black and white.)
Sample Teaching Schedule
Sample
Teaching
Schedule --Click on the heading to see a sample Epi Kardia
schedule for one school year. Of course, we want to
remind you that ANY home school curriculum should be used
as a tool to fit your family, schedule
and teaching style. Feel free to modify the schedule as
needed. If your students love the Medieval period, feel
free to spend more time there. The next year, consider
skipping or shortening the Medieval unit if you would
like to spend more time in another unit. As well, many
Epi Kardia families just start the school year where they
left off the year before. Epi Kardia is designed to be
used to fit your family.
Also, remember that if you are teaching older
students, especially in high school, you may want to follow the
two year schedule suggested in the Epi Kardia manuals (or
your own schedule!) to allow for more in depth
study. To read more about scheduling and planning courses for
the high school student, go to Secondary Complete
Program.
Subject
Descriptions --Click here to view descriptions of the
subjects incorporated into Epi Kardia: Bible
(for Kindergarten
Complete and
Complete programs), history, science,
language arts and fine arts.

High School Courses
In addition to our other
curriculum, we are now offering high school courses. Our first
course is actually two courses in one:
World History-World
Literature. With our
literature-based World
History-World
Literature curriculum, you can
teach two complete high school courses (and give 2
credits)—without overlapping books! To read a description
of the curriculum as well as view a downloadable sample,
click here.
Additional high school courses
currently offered are
Essay Styles for High
School,
A Study in American Writers,
and
The Steps to Writing a Research
Paper.
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